The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-20
no MANS Land RESIDENTS
A PETITION SIGNED BY THEN
RECEIVED.
The Land NonepoliEed By Cattle
Kings, whose Aim Is to Keep
Ont the Worthy Poor.

WARRINGTON. d. O., July ia
petition signed by ten residents Of
Mineral City, which 10 on the
neutral strip known as "No Mans
Land, Tying south OF Kansas, has been
received by the President, deprtcs.
ting bis failure to sign the bill passed
by both Houses OF Congress at the
last essiou, amt king mo Name
Land" to the. Safe OF Kantas. The
petitioners represent that for yeas
pstt that country has been nonopo-
fixed by large and IN huential cattle
companies, many OF them foreign cor.
porstions, which have fenced of for
their own purposes thousands OF acres
OF valuable lsbd de, and whose every
aim is to keep out the honest and
hard working farmer. The petition
states that from twenty TO thirty fami-
lies are daily entering the strip and
locating, building homes and break
ing the ground for crops; railroads
are making suIveys, and some are
about commencing to grade, towns
are sprinsing mp, the people are
spending their money In building,
and they cannot get title TO the
ground they are building upon; bnsi-
ness Is impeded because trade Ia un.
protected. The petitioners ask that
their statements be investigated and
such action taken as will best protect
them In their rights,
In reply to letter TO cattle owner
on the trac, known as mo Mans
Land" asking whether portion OF
the herders occupying be land can
form an organization and adopt herd
law to govern the free range men, Land
Commissioner Sparks states that no
person, orgsn'E uion or association has
any right, or color OF authority, to
make herd regulations or other Iegu.
lations 10 respect 10 the occupation oil
lands In the public land strip "Thete
are public lands Of the United y ates,
continues the commissioner, 'and
never have been made sut jeot 10 the
lawful occu nation or entry under any
OF the pub ic land lave, and | have
heretofore recommer d d the employ.
ment Of the military forces 10 remove
occupants thtreirom who are not &C.
tual settlers, or who are using or con.
trolling more than 100 acrea."
MINNESOTA SWAMI LANDS.
The Secretary OF the Interior has di.
rect, q Land Commissioner Sparks TO
issue patents 10 the stste Of Minnesota
for certain swamp land ovelflowed
lands In the Duluth, Minnesota, land
district, which the latter had Gus
pended because Of the "Many sllepa-
items OF gross errors and frauds" rte
Secretary states that no evidence cup
porting these charges have been fur.
nished, except as TO townships 81 and
62. The surveyor OF these township,
certifss that he does not believe thHt
his field notts were ever turned over
10 the Surveyor General, but that iase
and fraudulent ones were turned over
instead. Tho Surveyor further states
that the land represented a. a swamp
IL the only valuable land In these
townships. The Secretary Ia Of the
opinion that this evidence Ia sufficient
70 warrant an investigation, which
he directs 10 be made at once pending
the issue Of patants to the lands In
those townships.
CAPT. .. y. SIMPSON.
The Amy Retiring Board, OF which
Qusrttrmss,er General HolabiId Ia
president, has recommended the re-
trement OF Capt. j. y. Simpson,
Third Cavalry, who Is now undor
treatment al the government hospital
for the Insane. Capt Simpson 10 the
officer Who created q scandal In All.
soma few years ago by his conduct
with Q notorious woman. He WAS
court martialed and sentenced 10 dis.
missal. President Arthur, however,
disapproved the q ldinRs Of the court
martial and ordered the officers res.
torstion to duty. lie was ostracieed
by his brother tfliceie, and was sub.
sequenily cent 10 an insane asylum
fnf treatment lie will probably be
D irsd o. soon ssa vacancy occurs In
tie retired llst.
EnrEIoR WILLIAMS GRATITUDE.
The Secretary Of State ha, received
I fough the German Minister a,
Washington i,om the Emperor Of
Germany q check for tlOO0 aud two
handsome gold watches embellished
with the likeness and monogram OF
the Emperor. with pques, that the
money be divided equally Amcng the
families Of the Ave members Of the
Life Saving crew at DAN Neck Mills
Stat on, Va, who Lost their lives in
aitemptil q 10 uscue the crew OF the
German ship Elizabeth, on the sih Of
January last aud that the watches be
presented 10 Frank Tedloid end
Joeeph u Eiheridge, the only eurviv.
ou q the Lie Saving crew. The
money and watches have been turned
over 10 General Superintendent Kim.
ball Tor distribution.
MNIICAN PRNsioSKRs.
The Pension Buieau 10 In daily 70.
ceipi Of y large number Of Letters from
pensioners under the Mexican pension
act OF January 20, 1887, asking why
payment does not date from the date
OF the passage Of the act Az gen.
eral answer 10 these inquiries, the
commissioner desires II stated that by
the terms Of the Law pAy can only
be made from January 20, 1857, where
the pensioner reached the age Of sixty.
two yeus on or prior 10 that date, and
vhtre the peneioner rescued the age
oisixly.tvo yesra eul ., quent 10 that
date, payment will be made from that
date snd not from the date Of the PAS
ssee OF the act. Thus, II a pensioner
was siIty'two yearh Of age on March |,